/*
 * Copyright 2009 IIZUKA Software Technologies Ltd
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package com.googlecode.jtype;

/**
 * Function that maps classes to a string representation.
 * 
 * @author Mark Hobson
 * @version $Id: ClassSerializer.java 2 2009-02-02 22:28:39Z markhobson $
 */
public interface ClassSerializer
{
	/**
	 * Gets a string representation of the specified class.
	 * 
	 * @param klass
	 *            the class to obtain a string representation of
	 * @return the string representation of the specified class
	 */
	String toString(Class<?> klass);
}
